HIST 3305 Lecture 2: (L)texas-govt-lecture-notes (dragged)
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Senate turnover rate ~6-7% the lieutenant government, the president of the senate. One of the most powerful people in ausin (arguable) Many determinants beneit lobbyist more than the ciizen: legislaive oicers and commitees. Lieutenant governor assign reps and dems to commitees. Speaker of the texas house assign reps and dems to commitees. Assistant to the lt governor and/or speaker. Oten no acion to the typical bill once it has reached the commitee. If not, it gets placed on the calendar: if the calendar commitee never schedules it, then it may die there, then it gets introduced in the senate. Conference commitee comes in to ind a balance to make the bill pass and decide with who they will pass it, the senate or the house. Signs the bill but vetoes the part that he doesn"t like. Sunset advisory commission: programs that have been enacted in the state of texas.
